Abbott’s Fast, Reliable, and Convenient COVID-19 Tests Help the Philippines Fight Infection Surge

– Philippines scales its testing capability with two Abbott tests – a quick, patient-friendly rapid antigen test and lab-based quantitative antibody test – The Abbott Panbio™ COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Test Device comes with an easy-to-use nasal swab to detect active coronavirus infections in as early as 15 minutes at massive scale – Abbott’s newly introduced lab-based SARS-CoV-2 […]

Abbott’s Panbio Rapid Antigen Test Gains CE Mark for Use on Children

Abbott has received a CE Mark for the use of Panbio COVID-19 Ag with a nasal swab in asymptomatic and symptomatic individuals and for self-collection of samples under the supervision of trained professionals. The test with these performance data has also been added to the World Health Organisation’s Emergency Use Listing (WHO EUL).  “As schools […]

Report: Single COVID-19 Antigen Test on Arrival is as Effective as Ten-Day Quarantine

A study by consultancy firms Oxera and Edge Health has shown that a single on-arrival antigen test is as effective as a ten-day self-isolation period in reducing imported cases of Covid-19. The report was commissioned by Virgin Atlantic, IAG, Heathrow, MAG and IATA, and has been submitted to the UK government’s Global Travel Taskforce to […]